Clothes hanger for handicapped persons

Abstract

A wire clothes hanger is provided with a U-shaped handle portion extending downwardly from the hanger to enable use of the hanger in a conventional closet by handicapped persons confined to a wheelchair.

I claim: 
     
       1. A clothes hanger comprising a generally triangular wire clothes bearing portion having an upwardly extending hook, said clothes bearing portion having slanted clothes bearing wire portions extending outwardly from said hook and joined by a horizontal wire portion, and a handle portion comprising a generally U-shaped wire joined to said clothes bearing wire portions at its upper ends, joined in said horizontal wire portion and extending downwardly in a direction opposite to said hook to form a handle, said U-shaped wire having upper clothes bearing portions extending horizontally between said slanted clothes bearing wire portions and said horizontal wire portion. 
     
     
       2. A clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 wherein said U-shaped wire is joined to said clothes bearing wire portions at approximately the mid-point of said clothes bearing wire portions. 
     
     
       3. A clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 wherein said U-shaped wire is fabricated of heavier gauge wire material than the remaining portions of said hanger. 
     
     
       4. A clothes hanger as specified in claim 1 further including a plastic coating on said wires.